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Equation 32 · Part 1 · Every Crystal Has Its Own Speed of Light

Symbol c

cc
cc

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the standing in for.

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c is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.

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Massless-cone kinematics is the third exact entry, carrying one scope condition: wherever a band is genuinely linear, its low-energy excitations obey the massless wave equation with cLRc_{\mathrm{LR}} , or the local Fermi velocity, standing in for c , and every kinematic consequence of that equation, Klein tunneling included, replays inside the window.

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…is the third exact entry, carrying one scope condition: wherever a band is genuinely linear, its low-energy excitations obey the massless wave equation with cLRc_{\mathrm{LR}} , or the local Fermi velocity, standing in for c , and every kinematic consequence of that equation, Klein tunneling included, replays inside the window.

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